Sphere over Brommat, Midi-Pyrénées · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Le 18 juillet 1988 en soirée, un témoin observe brièvement une intense lumière. Une boule bleue de la taille de la pleine lune traverse le ciel à une vitesse très rapide et sans bruit. Il s'agit probablement d'une rentrée atmosphérique. [GEIPAN classification B — Rentrée atmosphérique]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1988-07-01138). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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